Rockets' Tarik Black will get his high school jersey retired in Memphis

Rockets' Tarik Black will get his high school jersey retired in Memphis

Next Friday, the Rockets travel to Memphis to play the Grizzlies. It will be a special trip for backup big man Tarik Black, who will have his jersey retired at Ridgeway High School.

Speaking to reporters at practice on Friday, Black said that he’d made a deal with his coach that if he made it to the NBA, he’d get his jersey retired.

Black hasn’t played much this season — he’s appeared in just seven games and is averaging 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game.

Next Friday #Rockets forward/center Tarik Black will have his high school jersey retired by Ridgeway HS in Memphis: "Me and my high school coach made a deal. I asked him what it'd take to get my jersey retired. He said you have to make it to the NBA. I've done that and some." pic.twitter.com/Avl1hdCTT0